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8th Pay Commission HRA Calculations: What may be revised HRA for employees with basic pays of Rs 22,800, Rs 33,000, Rs 47,600, and Rs 80,000 at 2.08, 2.28 fitment factors
- Written by Shaghil Bilali
Published: 4:52 PM, May 5, 2025
|Updated: 9:46 PM, May 7, 2025
8th CPC HRA Calculations: House rent allowance (HRA) is an important component of central government employees' basic salaries. Its amount depends on the employee's basic salary and the city they reside in. Employees at the same designation and basic pay may receive different HRAs. This is one of many allowances that are revised in a pay commission. Know how a pay commission decides HRA, what the current rates of HRA are, and what may be 8th Pay Commission estimated revised HRA at 2.08 and 2.28 fitment factors for central government employees with basic pays of Rs 22,800 (Level 1), Rs 26,000 (Level 2), Rs 33,300 (Level 4), Rs 47,600 (Level 6), Rs 66,000 (Level 8), Rs 80,000 (Level 10) and Rs 1,01,500 Level (12).
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(Disclaimer: These are projections and not for official use. Actual calculations may vary.)
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HRA rates for 7th Pay Commission
In the 7th Pay Commission, the classification of house rent allowance has been done on the basis of the city the employee resides in. Based on their population, cities have been categorised as X, Y, and Z. HRA Class X cities is 24 per of basic salary.
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HRA rates for 7th Pay Commission
HRA Class Y cities is 16 per of basic salary. HRA Class Z cities is 8 per of basic salary.
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Minimum HRA for all X, Y, Z categories
For someone staying in a remote area, home rent can be less, so the government has also set a minimum HRA limit. For Class X cities, it should not be less than Rs 5,400.
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Minimum HRA for all X, Y, Z categories
For Class Y cities, it should not be less than Rs 3,600. For Class Y cities, HRA should not be less than Rs 1,800. This calculation is based on a minimum basic salary of Rs 18,000.
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How are X, Y, Z cities categorised
A city with a population of 50 lakh or more falls under the X category. A city with a population between 5 lakh and 50 lakh falls under the Y category. A city with a population of less than 5 lakh falls under the Z category.
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What may be the revised HRA for 8th Pay Commission
The new amount may depend on the basic pay decided and the dearness allowance (DA). Whatever percentage the pay commission decides, it will be multiplied by the fitment factor, which is a multiplier for revised pays and pensions.
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Calculations for story
In this story, we will calculate the 8th Pay Commission projected HRA at 2.08 and 2.28 fitment factors for employees with the basic pay of Rs 22,800 (Level 1), Rs 26,000 (Level 2), Rs 33,300 (Level 4), Rs 47,600 (Level 6), Rs 66,000 (Level 8), Rs 80,000 (Level 10), and Rs 1,01,500 (Level 12). For our story, we are 24 per cent of basic pay as HRA.
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 22,800 (Level 1)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 11,382 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 12,476
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 26,000 (Level 2)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 12,979 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 14,227
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 33,300 (Level 4)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 16,474 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 18,058
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 47,600 (Level 6)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 23,762 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 26,047
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 66,000 (Level 8)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 32,947 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 36,115
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 80,000 (Level 10)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 39,936 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 43,776
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Projected revised HRA for basic pay Rs 1,01,500 Level (12)
At 2.08 fitment factor- Rs 50,669 At 2.28 fitment factor- Rs 55,541
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